Academic Seminar
FASS 2034
CONF/POLS SEMINAR: Yeon Kyung Grace Park (Emory University)
Domestic Model of Audience Costs When Can They Tie Hands
According to conventional wisdom, a leaders public commitment can help states tackle asymmetric information about resolve and intention, which is a major cause of conflict in international bargaining. This hinges on a strong assumption that citizens always politically punish a leader if (s)he reneges on the commitment. Relaxing the assumption, this study offers a domestic model that explains under what conditions citizens punish their leader, and when these punishments make the leader fulfill the commitment.
21.02.2019 - All Day